Afternoon, Wujiang Pier.
The people around looked with some fear at a group of Qianniu Guards in red clothes and golden armor standing in the center of the pier. They were wearing blue robes with pine and crane patterns and black gauze hats on their heads. Li Xuan had a warm face and a tall and tall figure, standing steadily. He was standing at the front of the pier, as if he had been waiting there for a long time.
At this time, three passenger ships of different sizes came slowly from the west.
On the hull of the ship, a dozen Taoists in blue robes could be vaguely seen, standing on the deck.
Holding whisks in their hands, wearing lotus Taoist crowns, and solemn and solemn, a Taoist priest wearing a vermilion robe walked out of the largest passenger ship at the front.
The Taoist, who was tall and straight with sharp eyes, spotted Li Xuan on the dock at a glance and saluted him seriously with one hand.
Li Xuan returned the courtesy to the Taoist from afar, with a solemn look on her face.
Soon, the passenger ship slowly docked at the pier.
Before they even got off the boat, all the Taoist priests on the boat were already shouting in unison: "Blessings are boundless!"
Li Xuan took half a step forward, made Tai Chi seals with both hands, and shouted loudly: "Blessings are boundless."
With two "snap" sounds, the ship's plank fell down, and a dozen Taoist priests in blue got off the passenger ship one by one.
The Taoist priest, wearing a vermilion robe and a clear complexion, walked out last.
Li Xuan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Zhuang Su again: "Disciple Lingji has met Master Xuan En. He has infinite life."
Xuan En is the master of Tushita Temple in Shifuling, Lanxi.
"Immeasurable blessings!" Taoist Xuan En solemnly returned the gift to Li Xuan, and then his face became more relaxed and asked: "We have seen you for a long time, nephew Lingji, why did you write a letter the day before yesterday specifically asking Taoist to come down the mountain and participate in this troublesome thing? Ground sacrificial ceremony."
Although Xuan En's voice was complaining, the intimacy in his tone was not concealed at all.
"Reporting to my uncle, my nephew has been quite successful recently in targeting the Tianyin Sect. Many people in the city have abandoned the gods and goddesses and left. It would be unavoidable for others to take advantage of the opportunity. So the disciple wanted to simply hold an earth-sacrifice event and invite Taoism, Buddhism, Nuo and fantasy all purify the souls of the people." Li Xuan briefly described what happened these days, focusing especially on the large number of people who unexpectedly showed up during the field transfer this morning.
"Although the Tianyin Sect pretends to be inherited by Taoist sects, the spread of their faith also has some foundation. It's a pity that they have not deepened this foundation. Instead, they have gone down the path of rebellion and self-destruction." Taoist Xuan En touched it. The short beard on his chin sighed and shook his head slightly.
"It's just another Sun En." Li Xuan sighed softly.
Since the founding of the Taoist sect, whether it is the Zhang Daoling lineage of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect or Sun En and others of a similar branch, they have essentially followed the path of integrating politics and religion, and the same is true for the Tianyin Sect.
If the faith is shaken, then no matter how big the foundation of Tianyin Sect is, once the foundation of faith is shaken, they will be finished.
At this time, the Taoist priests on the other two boats also disembarked one after another. Taoist Xuan En led Li Xuan to a Taoist in his thirties with a simple face and a stern expression. He took the other person's arm and said, "Master Nephew Lin Yi, come on. , this is Senior Nephew Lingji, you young people, please be more affectionate and affectionate!"
Li Xuan rolled her eyes at Master Xuan En angrily, then stepped forward, cupped her hands and said, "Lingji has met Senior Brother Lin Yi."
Taoist Lin Yi's stern look became much gentler, and he cupped his hands towards Li Xuan and said, "I met Junior Brother Lingji. Last time Junior Brother Lingji came to Chisong Temple, he left in a short time. Otherwise, Junior Brother and I would have been there long ago." We can communicate with each other.”
Taoist Lin Yi was the Chisong Temple where Li Xuan went to visit the governor Wang Fanglin before he was born. The master of Chisong Temple was his master Huang Songping.
"The master was originally going to come, but Governor Wang's health kept forcing him to stay." As soon as Taoist Lin Yi said these words, Li Xuan immediately understood what was going on.
Wang Fanglin is currently recuperating in Chisong Temple. In order to prevent him from being assassinated by Tianyin Sect's assassins, Huang Songping, the real person, stayed in Chisong Temple and did not go down the mountain.
"Now, I have Master Lao." As Li Xuan spoke, the corner of his eye subconsciously glanced at Taoist Xuan En's face.
Although Taoist Xuan En is a direct descendant of Taiqing, Huang Songping is still somewhat taboo in Wuzhou.
Chisong Temple is the largest Taoist temple in Wuzhou today, while Lanxi Shifuling Doushu Palace was only established more than 20 years ago.
The Tushita Palace in Shifuling, Lanxi, was not built to compete with Chisong Temple for the inheritance of faith. Their purpose was to keep an eye on the Tianyin Sect in the northwest mountains.
It was precisely because of their presence that Lanxi, which was very close to Muzhou, did not become the territory of the Tianyin Sect.
"This is Master Mingshui of Lushan Taoist Temple." Xuan En pointed to the side, a young Taoist wearing a sky-blue Taoist robe, with a warm aura and a face as white as jade. He bowed with his hands and said, "Junior brother Mingshui, you and nephew Lingji said The methods are similar, so we can discuss them more."
"I've met my uncle!" Li Xuan's expression became serious, and she clasped her fingers in salute seriously.
This young-looking Taoist turned out to be his uncle, and there was no trace of it on his face.
Only a trace of vicissitudes of life flashed in his eyes, which vaguely revealed that the true age of the real person in front of him was much more than that.
Master Mingshui smiled warmly, glanced at Li Xuan, and said: "My nephew's practice has reached a critical point. If he takes a step further, he can get a glimpse of the way of the fetal god, but this step must be taken steadily. "
As soon as Master Mingshui said these words, the expressions of the juniors present could not help but change slightly, but neither Xuan En nor Lin Yi had any change on their faces.
"My nephew understands." Li Xuan bowed seriously to thank him.
After several rounds of killings, his current cultivation level has reached the stage of the Great Perfection of the Innate True Seed Realm. If he goes further, he will reach the realm of Xuan Fei Yin Shen.
However, although Li Xuan's cultivation is running smoothly, there is always a hint of stagnation.
A sudden breakthrough in this situation is not a good thing.
Don't worry, now Tianyin Sect's plan in Wuzhou has been basically smashed by him, leaving only the last hurdle.
Li Xuan still had enough time to make adjustments before the imperial army invaded the Tianyin General Altar.
Looking at the many real people and Taoists present, Li Xuan cupped his hands and said, "My nephew has vacated the Wuzhou Post House. I have temporarily wronged all my uncles and brothers. Tonight, my nephew has prepared a simple banquet for all my uncles and brothers." Take the wind and wash away the dust."
"Thank you, Senior Brother Lingji!" Many Taoists present immediately bowed in return.
"Everyone, please!" Li Xuan waved to Zhang Yi, who was standing not far away. Zhang Yi immediately stepped forward and guided all the Taoist priests to the post house.
Seeing that Li Xuan was still waiting on the pier, Master Mingshui saw Master Xuan En still looking at Li Xuan with a trace of doubt on his face, and whispered: "Senior brother is thinking, Lingji Master nephew, what kind of wonderful method have you come up with that you dare to tell people to cleanse their souls?"
Master Xuan En nodded solemnly and said, "Junior brother, I don't know. Junior nephew Ling Ji has a special status, so he has never been able to enter the Tao. However, he is born with spirituality and has keen senses. Senior brother Xuan Zang has always been worried that he is on the wrong path. Now here Wuzhou, and the Tianyin Sect have killed too many people, and I don’t know how their temperament has changed?”
"What's going on? We can see it tonight, so why worry about it now." Master Mingshui shook his head and turned to look behind. Several more ships were approaching in the distance. He said softly: "Those people from the Buddhist sect Come on, senior brother, do you think there are so many of us, how could Senior Nephew Lingji go astray? Instead of worrying about this, it is better to worry about whether he will be taken away by Buddhism."
Master Xuan En's face changed slightly. He looked at the group of bald heads on the boat in the distance, and his face couldn't help but change slightly.
The two ships slowly sailed to the pier, and the ship's planks "clinked" and were placed on the pier.
Several masters wearing light red cassocks got off the boat with strong steps, followed by more than a dozen monks wearing soap, black ribbons and gray robes.
Li Xuan took a step forward and clasped her palms together without hesitation: "Master Fang Qin, it's been a long time!"
Monk Fang Qin from Niutoushan, who was wearing a brown cassock, returned the courtesy to Li Xuan gently, and said at the same time: "To be honest, the monk and the prince have only been apart for nine days. I never thought that the prince would have done such a big thing."
As he spoke, Monk Fang Qin subconsciously looked in the direction of Wuzhou City, his eyes full of emotion.
This time Li Xuan is
In the name of holding a land ceremony, Buddhist and Taoist families are invited to come. Before coming, both Buddhist and Taoist families must understand the situation in Wuzhou City.
Or maybe they've always been paying attention.
They could not hide the fact that the Tianyin Sect's layout in Wuzhou had suffered a major blow. Even the death of Fang Yunxiu, the leader of the Tianyin Sect's Wuzhou branch, had reached their ears today.
At this time, everyone arrived in Zhoucheng one after another.
"It's just my duty." Li Xuan casually passed by, looking at the other three monks wearing cassocks, Li Xuan asked humbly: "I don't know these..."
"This is Master Wudao from the ancient Buddhist temple!" Monk Fang Qin was very respectful and saluted Zen Master Wudao with one palm.
"Lao Na heard about it when the prince came to Jinhua Mountain last time. He never thought that in just a few days, he would be able to meet the prince." Zen Master Wudao is in his fifties, but his beard has turned completely white. She looked at Li Xuan with a faint smile on her face, her eyes seemed to be able to completely see through what he was thinking.
The ancient Buddhist temple was built during the reign of Emperor Wu of Nanliang, a hundred years ago.
It is said that his ancestor was even a descendant of Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism.
The ancient Buddhist temple and Chisong Temple are located in Jinhua Mountain, not far apart.
People occasionally call the ancient Buddhist temple Chisongyan Temple, and the rivalry between Taoism and Buddhism can be seen at a glance.
Li Xuan looked gentle, faced Zen Master Wu Dao, clasped his hands, and returned the greeting seriously: "It just so happens that I have some questions tonight, and I want to ask Zen Master for advice."
"I'm looking forward to it." The enlightened monk smiled lightly and took a step back. Standing behind him was a middle-aged monk in his forties.
"Tongzhi of Dazhi Temple has met the prince." Tongzhi and Shan put their palms together and looked serious.
Li Xuan returned the favor politely: "Tonight, my little king has prepared a banquet and will listen to the master's Lotus Sutra."
Dazhi Temple was also built during the reign of Emperor Wu of Nanliang, but it is now inherited from Fahua Temple on Tiantai Mountain.
Dazhi Temple and Ancient Buddhist Temple, one belongs to Fahua Sect and the other belongs to Zen Sect. .z.br>
"The poor monk Mingzhao Temple has never seen the prince." A handsome monk wearing white monk robes who looked to be less than thirty years old appeared in Li Xuan's sight.
Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, clasped her hands and said, "I've met Master Zhenwu!"
Mingzhao Temple is the earliest temple built among the Buddhist temples. It was built in the early years of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty by Ruan Fu, the grandson of Ruan Ji, the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest, who escaped from the world and became a monk. It was the earliest temple in eastern Zhejiang.
However, unlike the previous two, Mingzhao Temple practices Hinayana Buddhism.
Therefore, in recent years, Mingzhao Temple has a tendency to become lonely.
The Tiantai Sect and the Zen Sect are watching eagerly from the sidelines. What the future will bring is still undecided.
Yu Ze led the mages to the post house, while Li Xuan was still standing on the dock.
The only ones who came to Zhoucheng today were the Ji Zhenren Masters just now, but their sect temples were all slightly smaller.
More importantly, Li Xuan needs to take this opportunity to think carefully about how to arrange everything tonight.
There are countless people in the Taoist and Buddhist families, and I don’t know what kind of disputes will arise.
